Coin wrapper



June 22 1926.`

1,589,345 n. E. ANcHQR's com wnAPPnn Filed Jan. 21, '1925 affofunPatented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES RALPH E. ANGHORS, 0F WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

com WRAPPER.

Application filed January This invention relates to coin wrappers,having for its primary vobject to provide means of a simplilied andimproved nature for properly maintaining stacks of coins or tokens sothat they may be'ha-ndled or transported as units, and by the use ofvwhich the coins may be liberated from the stack in a more complete andeasy manner than has been possible heretofore with other ywrappings ofsimilar nature. I y' A further object of the invention is to provide awrapper of such character that when enveloping the coin stack and struckin the usual process of opening, the wrapper will break in such manneras to instantly liberate all of the coins contained therein Q andobviating the possibility of the end coins remaining within the wrapper.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a wrapper of suchkcharacter that during the wrapping process of the stack, the end'coinsare held properly positioned upon their'next adjacent coins and againstfalling away from the stack.

A further and particular object of the invention is to provide a wrapperso constructed as to render it unnecessary that the wrapped stack mayybestruck at any particular place or in vany prescribed manner in orderto create a breaking of the package for release of the coins. y

With these objects in view, together with others which will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will bedescribed more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawing, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a wrapper con'- structed in accordance with theinvention as the same will appear prior to application to the coinstack,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of vone corner of the wrapper andillustrating one manner of indenting the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken through the corner shown inFig. 2 substantially upon a line of indentations,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a stack ofcoins enclosed by one of the improved wrappers,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and illustrating the manner in whichthe wrapper becomes broken upon being struck,

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Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view illustrating the manner in whichthe wrapper becomes broken upon being struck,

Fig. 7` is a similar view showing a lslight modification of wrapper.Referring now to the drawing, 8 indicates generally the wrapper,l whichis con'- structed ofrelatively heavy paper such as commonly used in thewrappingof stacks of coinsor tokens. This wrapper .may be made of onesize or the size maybe varied in accordance with the denomination orsize of coins to which it is to be applied, and the exterior surface yofthe wrapperv may be suitably printed or inscribed with indicia denotingthe contents of the package.

In carrying out the invention, the. wrapper 8` is provided at spacedintervals throughout its length with indentations or weakened lines 9disposed transverselyv of the wrapper. By disposing the lines 9 in thlsmanner, it will be understood that the said lines will assume adirection parallel to the axis of the coin stack when the wrapper 1sproperly appliedj toy the flatter. The stack of coins is rolledwithinthe wrapper '1n the usual well known manner, and the ends thereof`are `folded or crimped over in the manner disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5, as

well understood. y

The weakened or indented lines 9 are formed by depressing parts. of thepaper at regular intervals so yas to distort the same as disclosed byFig. 3. The lines therein disclosed comprise spaced depressions 10 uponthe exterior of the wrapper, and providing projections 11 upon thevunderside thereof. This treatment of the wrapper, whether it be by circulardepression as shown in Fig. 2 or by elongated depressions as indicatedin Fig. 1, sufficiently weakens the wrapper at the depressions to causerupture of the same at these parts, when the wrapped coin is struck inthe usual manner rather than at any other point. By reason of thedepressions arranged in the manner prescribed, it is apparent thatpressure applied to a coin stack, such as is caused when striking thesame a sharp blow, will cause a line of depressions to tear apart fromone end to the other of the stack;such tearing occurring where thegreatest degree of pressure is created.

The indenting or depressing of the lines as stated, causes theprojections 11 upon the fro under face of the wrapper, and thesedepressions will engage with the edgesof the coins l2 constituting thestack. These projections, though slight, are suiiicient in number tomaintain firm grip upon the coins during the rolling process to preventthe same vfalling apart from the stack. Fig. 6 of the drawingillustrates the manner in which these depressions operate, and in Fig. 7there is a slight .modifica-tion, wherein, the depressed portionsconstituting the lines 9 are located in such position that theproject-ions l1 will be spaced :apart in each line a distancesubstantially equal to the thicknesses Aoi the coins to be wrapped. Bythis construction, an annular row of depressions ll .is provided `atsuch points as to snugly engage the edges of each of the coins of thestack, thereby insuring proper assemblage of the coins 'and firmlymaintaining them properly .arranged throughout the wrapping operation.

vThe transverse rows i9 of depressions are preferably spaced equaldistances apart throughout the enti-re .length of the Wrapper. Thespacing of these rows, however, may be varied in accordance with thedemands of the wrapper or las practicability may dictate. Furthermore,th-e lines of depression may extend from one edge to the other of thewrapper, or they may terminate inwardly vfrom the edges of the wrapperas shown in the lower part of Fig. 1 of the drawing. By thus providingan unindented margin at the longitudinal edges of the wrapper, the,parts of the wrapper folded or crimped at the stack ends will ,possessthe normal strength of the wrapper. Such arrangement strengthens thetold or crimped por- ,tions and thus obviates danger of tearing or'splitting lthe wrapper at such ends.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I have provided a wrapper whichembodies means wholly capable of performing the various functions setforth, and while the herein discribed structure and operation is adisclosure of the invention in its preferred embodiments, it is obviousthat minor alterations and changes in the manner of indenting andlocation of indentations, as wel] as the method oic wrapping, may beresorted to if desired without departing from the spirit oli' theinvention as delined by the claims.

Having thus described my inifention, l claim:

l. ln a coin wrapper, a sheet to enclose a stack yof coins .and having aseries of weakened lines thereon disposed parallel to the axis oit saidstack, said weakened lines formed by indenting Jhe outer -ace of thesheet whereby projections are provided on the inner face thereof toengage with the edges o the coins.

2. ln a coin wrapper, a sheet to enclose .a stack of coins, andprojections on the inner tace olf-said sheet to engage with coins ofsaid stack.

3. ln a coin wrapper, sheet to enclose a stack of coins having aweakened line, said l-ine formed by indent-ing the outer face oi" thesheet whereby to provide projections on the inne-r tace thereof, and thesaid indenta- -tions spaced apart a distance substantially equal to thethickness ot the coins to be wrapped.

4. In a coin wrapper, a sheet to enclose a stack ot coins, and a seriesof depressions on said sheet disposed parallel to the anis of the stack,said depressions spaced apart a distancesubstantially equal to thethickness of each coin.

In testimony whereof ailiX my 'signature.

RALPH E. ANCHORS.

